St. Kieran’s Well

On the lower S-facing slope of Kilmacoliver Hill, overlooking the valley of the River Suir. The holy well is c. 25m E of the S side of Kilkeran graveyard (KK034-032002-). It is associated with the early medieval monastery of Kilkieran and Kilkieran church (KK034-032001-). The well is mentioned by Carrigan (1905, vol. 4, 243) as, ‘Tubber-Killkeerawin, or Kilkieran holy well’, he also refers to the ‘holy water font’ or bullaun (KK034-032008-) which is beside it. The stone-lined well is roughly circular in shape (dims. 0.82m N-S; 0.87m E-W; D 1.05m; D of water 0.36m), opening to the S where there are two large flat slab steps. The water springing from the well flows southward beneath the slabs. A roughly semi-circular area immediately to the N and E of the well has been revetted with curving stone walling. A concrete post has been erected to hold a long handled cup to enable pilgrims to drink from the well.